The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-06
Local and state Notes.

Rushville has voted 900 to the c., w. &
NJ. extension. Work. it is said, will be begun at
once.
Yesterday 1491 cars were transferred over the
Belt road. The last two or three days there has
been marked increase in freight traffic.
II. B. Hammond, of New York, receiver of
the l., d. q S. road, will arrive in the city this
evening and will remain West about week.
The prospects that the carsworks at Cambridge
City will be removed are net very fiattering.
Richmond, it is stated, is losing its enthusiasm
over the matter.
The roads which bring live stock to this
market have adjusted rates very satisfactorily to
the shippers. and already decided increase in
shipments is noticeable
The Wabash has ceased to work in connection
with the Nickel-plate and has taken off the
train between Fort Wayne and New Haven
which did the transfer work
John r. Elder, president of the Shell Beach
road, will leave this evening for New Orleans
The extension of this road is nearing completion
and promises TO largely increase the traffic.
Charles Appleby, who is we'll known in Indi-
annapolis railroad circles has been appointed CEN
trail passenger agent of the St Louis d San
Francisco road, with headquarters at Columbus
Ohio
Casper Buhrer formerly on the c., st. L. &
P. road, and resident of Cambridge City. has
been appointed division roadmaster on the north
division of the Chicago. Santa Fe & Califor-
Ma road.
The local passenger agents held meeting yes
terday afternoon to discuss the question to
what extent the excursion business should be
carried by Indianapolis roads the coming season.
No definite action of Importance was taken.
W. T. Catterson, ex-agent of the indianapolis
& Vincennes road, at Worth1ngton. died lie that
place, yesterday, and his remains will today be
brought here for burial In Crown Hill, together
with those of his wife who died short time ago.
The Pennsylvania Company has contracted
with the works at Hegerwich. near Chicago,
to build several hundred cars of So 000 pounds
capacity, and this week the works commenced To
deliver them at the rate of twenty per day.
For some weeks past the shops of the L. n.
A. e. G. road. at New Albany, have been running
day and night, and the employees on the night
work have asked for advance in their pay.
Superintendent Woodland has their request under
consideration.
The Eastern lines which have been doing the
boycottlng yesterday instructed their agents to
resume the sale of tickets reading the l..
B. & W. road. The L.. B. & w. passenger men
would have preferred that the boycott be
tinued. they fear with its termination their
business will drop off.
With the reduction of rates to the Pacific
coast the roads out of here are receiving good
deal of freight which had been delayed awaiting
the adjustment. The rates 2rior to the reduction
made it impossible to ship furniture, carriages
and even machinery to the Pacific slope; in some
cases being in excess of the cost of the goods.
1t is intimated that the Chicago g. Indiana
Block Coal Road Company. now that it has
troll of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, will
abandon the branch track off of the C. e E.
Illinois main line to Brazil. as there is no neces-
BRAZIL besides, it is longer than their branch
line.
The c., l., ST. L. 6 C. road earned in April
$l93 S31 10, increase over the corresponding
month of 1886 of So, 712 10. OF this increase
So, 267. 10 was made by the passenger department
There sharp falling off in line freights
while the local business shows very handsome
earnings, even with the reduction in local rates
from those of last year.
The travelling passenger agents whose head
quarters Is Indianapolis yesterday received no.
tice that the International Association of Trav-
cling Passenger Agents would hold their meet
ing next month at Old Point Comfort lively
to exclude from the mem bership all persons who
are not actually employed as travelling passenger
agents. even to old members who have gone out
of railroading.
So far as Indianapolis roads concerned, the
interstate law hes not yet caused any decrease
in earnings. On the contrary. increased earn
ings are the rule and the same is true. largely,
cago roads brought from points west and north
west OF per cent more grain than In the cor
responding week of 1856 The receipts of cattle
were 40 percent. greater, and of provisions 100
per cent greater.
In the month of April Indiana roads which
handle the coal mined in the western part of the
State carried about 20 per cent. tonnage
than n April 1886. Rates on Indiana coal are
the same as prior TO the revision of rates, while
the rate Ohio coal shipped here has been ad-
vance6. About 30 per cent. of the coal now
mined in this State is consumed by the railroads.
thirteen drawing their supplies from Clay coun-
ty ana the mines on the /. 81 V. road.
The officials of the Louisville. New Albany &
Chicago road state that portion of the money
raised the bonds sold recently will be
expended the Indianapolis division Mr.
Woodland says that in three months they pro-